Elmtree Preschool’s Commitment to Safeguarding

Elmtree Preschool wants to ensure all children are safe, secure, cared for and valued.

We will provide the environment consistent with the provision of safe and effective care. Safeguarding is our highest priority, we are fully committed to promoting the welfare, safety and wellbeing of every child in our care. We follow the statutory guidance set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and work in partnership with parents, carers, and outside agencies to keep children safe from harm.

Our team attend regular Safeguarding and Child Protection training. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment to Safeguarding, and we understand our role and responsibility in ensuring the best interest of the child is considered at all times.

Digital copies of our policies and procedures are made available to parents and carers, and the Elmtree team.

We inform our practice by following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), alongside the following government’s statutory guidance; 

‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’, ‘Prevent duty guidance for England and Wales’ and ‘Keeping children safe in education 2022’.

We take a child centred and coordinated approach and follow the view that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility.

We have clear procedures in place for identifying and responding to concerns, and all staff receive regular safeguarding and child protection training.

• Becky Meacham – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
  Preschool Manager and Curriculum Lead
   
• Caroline Marchant – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
  Preschool Manager and SENDCO
   

You can speak to either of them at any time if you have a safeguarding concern. Either in person at Elmtree Preschool, or via the phone;

Rebecca Meacham; 07519 165172

Caroline Marchant; 07354 753387

• Annette Miller – Safeguarding Lead Trustee
  Responsible for ensuring that safeguarding remains a key focus at board level and that the preschool meets its statutory duties.

You can contact Annette via email; elmtreetrustees@gmail.com

Please use 'Safeguarding' as the subject/reference.
 

We follow Bristol City Council safeguarding procedures and work with external agencies when needed. If you are concerned about a child and feel it is not appropriate to speak to us directly, you can contact:

BRISTOL First Response Team:
📞  0117 903 6444
🌐   Concerns about a child 

When the offices are closed call the Emergency Duty Team on 01454 615 165.

If the child is at immediate risk call the Police on 999.

If you are ever concerned about a child’s safety, you can also contact Ofsted directly;
📞 0300 123 1231
🌐 www.gov.uk/ofsted

Thank you for helping us protect our children. 

KEEPING BRISTOL SAFE PARTNERSHIP (KBSP)

The Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership is responsible for; keeping children safe, and making sure they are happy and healthy. 

The Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 are the rules the government have set to ensure people who are working with children know what they must do to keep them as safe as possible.

'Professionals need to talk to each other and work together when they are worried about a child... This is because people used to have lots of different information that they didn’t share, but that information was like a puzzle and all the pieces are needed to understand what is going on in a child’s life'.  Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership 2020.